Dino Zamparelli

Dino Zamparelli
Born	(1992-10-05) October 5, 1992 Bristol, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2007–2019
Known for	Ginetta Junior Championship champion, Formula Renault BARC champion, GP3 Series competitor

Dino Zamparelli (born 5 October 1992) is a former British racing driver with English and Italian heritage. His father, Mike Zamparelli, competed in the F1 Powerboat World Championship.

Early Years

Zamparelli started karting at the age of seven, racing extensively throughout the UK and Europe for a period of seven years.

In 2007, he made his first appearance in the Ginetta Junior Championship with Muzz Racing, ending the season in thirteenth place. The next year, he dominated by winning ten races and achieving five additional podium finishes, ultimately securing the championship crown.

Formula Renault and Formula Three

In 2009, Zamparelli progressed to compete in Formula Renault BARC, where he achieved third place overall with three victories. Due to financial constraints in 2010, his participation was limited to two races in the BARC series and two outings in the Italian Formula Three Championship with Corbetta Competizioni. He returned full-time to Formula Renault BARC in 2011, claiming four wins and capturing the championship title. That same year, he was shortlisted as a finalist for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Zamparelli stepped up to the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2012. During the event at Spa-Francorchamps, he was involved in a remarkable incident amid heavy rain and safety car conditions on the Kemmel Straight, narrowly avoiding a spinning vehicle. The footage of this moment went viral online, amassing over 600,000 views on YouTube within two weeks.

GP3 Series

Following the discontinuation of the Formula Two Championship after 2012, Zamparelli joined the Marussia Manor Racing F1 Team Young Driver Programme and competed in the 2013 GP3 Series season. He finished eighteenth overall, scoring points in half of the sixteen races; however, he was excluded from race two in Italy due to causing a significant collision during race one that impacted the championship standings.

In 2014, Zamparelli signed with ART Grand Prix for the GP3 Series season and concluded the year seventh in the championship standings with six podium finishes.

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

In January 2015, Zamparelli transitioned from open-wheel racing to sports cars by joining Parr Motorsport for the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain campaign.

British GT Championship

In 2019, he participated at Snetterton in the British GT Championship alongside Chris Car, driving a Porsche Cayman GT4. The vehicle struggled competitively throughout the season and failed to score any points.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Ginetta Junior Championship	Muzz Racing	9	0	0	0	0	115	13th
	Ginetta Junior Winter Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2008	Ginetta Junior Championship	Muzz Racing	24	10	8	9	15	611	1st
	Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series	Fortec Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	2	25th
2009	Formula Renault BARC	Reon Motorsport	13	3	3	1	9	286	3rd
	Formula Renault UK Winter Cup	Fortec Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	70	6th

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010

British GT Championship - GT4 || GT Marques || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || NC 2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain || Redline Racing || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || NC† 2021 2021 GT Cup Open Europe || J. Morcillo/E2P Racing || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 17th GT Cup Open Europe - Pro-Am || J. Morcillo/E2P Racing || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 9th 2021 International GT Open || J. Morcillo/E2P Racing || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || NC†

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position

^† As Zamparelli competed as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points.

Full FIA Formula Two Championship Results

(key)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Points
2012	SIL Race 1 9th	SIL Race 2 6th	ALG Race 1 8th	ALG Race 2 5th	NÜR Race 1 13th	NÜR Race 2 7th	SPA Race 1 7th	SPA Race 2 10th	BRH Race 1 Retired	BRH Race 2 3rd	LEC Race 1 4th	LEC Race 2 6th	HUN Race 1 6th	HUN Race 2 3rd	MNZ Race 1 7th	MNZ Race 2 7th	8th	106.5

Full GP3 Series Results

(key) (Italicized races denote fastest lap)

Full Britcar Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position within the class – 1 point granted during the opening race) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded in every race)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	CP	Points
2017	DMS & FF Corse	Ferrari 458 Challenge	E2	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 4	SNE 1 Ret	SNE 2 Ret	SIL 1	SIL 2	BRH 1	BRH 2	DON 1	DON 2	OUL 1	OUL 2	SIL	BRH 1	BRH 2	16th	3rd	76

Full British GT Championship Results

(key) (Bold text indicates pole position) (Italicized text shows fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2019	GT Marques	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	GT4	OUL 1	OUL 2	SNE 1 28	SNE 2 32	SIL 1 32	DON 1 32	SPA 1 32	BRH 1 Ret	DON 1 29	NC	0